"Financing Global Climate Change Mitigation specifically aims at providing an appraisal of the energy
efficiency situation worldwide and giving guidance on further action. It is meant to have strong
practical implications for practitioners who operate in the field of sustainable energy and energy
efficiency financing as well as for policymakers willing to enhance energy efficiency and renewable
energy investments. The former will find references to a wide array of financing mechanisms and
preliminary information on local contexts, while the latter will be given an overview of the instruments
available and the economic and institutional conditions promoting their success."